Deadline for motions
Motions must be received by close of business, Friday 5 August 2011. Motions received after this time will be considered late. Late motions will only be accepted prior to Friday 7 October 2011. Late motions will be categorised using the same methodology as motions received prior to cutoff and will then be published in the LG Weekly on 14 October 2011.
Submission of Motions
Motions should be submitted using the online form below. As in previous years, motions will be categorised.
In accordance with resolution 2 of the 2010 LGA Conference, motions before the Conference shall be classified into three categories by the Executive Committee, prior to the Conference as follows:
Category 1
Matter concerning the good governance of the Conference or the Association including, without limitation:
a) The adoption of Standing Orders;
b) Amendments to the Constitution;
c) Matters of compliance by the Association with any legislative provision;
d) The finances of the Association; or
e) The health and welfare of staff members of the Association.
Category 2
Matters not covered by existing policy and matters involving change of policy.
Category 3
Those matters that are reaffirmations of existing policy or issues of a specific local nature.
a) Motions grouped under Category 1 shall be given priority over Category 2 and Category 3 motions and shall be discussed in the order in which they appear in the business paper.
b) Motions grouped under Category 3 shall be adopted under a general motion - subject to the reservation that, should any delegate wish any motion to be taken from Category 3 for general discussion, it shall open to the delegate to request Conference to do so. In view of the importance of some motions in Category 3, especially those of an urgent nature, the Executive is empowered to resubmit those it considers to be important for Conference's consideration.
When drafting motions, council should ensure that motions
- MUST not attempt to enforce one council's position on other councils, and
- MUST not cause detriment to one council over another
Business Papers
Motions received after 5 August will be classified as Late. Hard copies of the published business paper will be distributed to Member Councils approximately one month from the Conference.
Business Paper
2011 LGA Conference Business Paper (1.02MB)
Updated Policy Statement
LGA_Policy__Statements_11.doc (447KB) - This is the updated Policy Statement following on from the 2010 LGA Conference. It is a 75 page document so you may wish to save it to your files rather than print it.
Late Motions
lga-conf_businesspaper_lateitems_20112.pdf (698KB)
Record of Decisions from Conference
2012 LGA Category 2 and 3 Report
LGA_Exec_referred_Conf_Motions__2_.pdf (265KB)
2010 Action Report
Action_report__2010.pdf (609KB)
For more information, please contact Peter Coulton on 02 9242 4030 or peter.coulton@lgsa.org.au